Photos: Putrella in bloom

The corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, is nature’s tallest flowering plant. Hundreds have walked through the doors of the Muttart Conservatory to catch a glimpse - and sniff - of this massive, malodorous Putrella in bloom. Despite earlier reports that the corpse flower’s bloom could last two to four days, the City of Edmonton issued a news release Monday that narrowed that window of opportunity to about 36 hours.

Stacey LeBlanc brought her daughter Viviana to check out the Sumatran Amorphallus Titanum (corpse flower) which finally bloomed Sunday night in the Tropical Pavilion at the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton on Monday April 22, 2013.